AT&T this week announced that the company is expanding its 10 Mbps fixed wireless service into nine additional states. Announced last April, AT&T's creatively-named "Fixed Wireless Internet" service features a 10 Mbps LTE connection with a 160 GB monthly cap. From there, users pay $10 per each 50GB of additional data consumed -- up to a maximum of $200 per month. The service costs $60 per month with a one-year contract, or $70 per month without a contract (and after the contract period expires).
Users that sign a contract and bundle the service with AT&T wireless or DirecTV will pay $50 per month, or $60 per month without a contract.
Originally only available in Atlanta and select portions of Georgia, the company recently expanded the offering into Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. According to an AT&T announcement, this week's expansion brings the service to Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.
AT&T says its Fixed Wireless Internet service is now available across over 160,000 locations, with plans to offer the 10 Mbps service to 400,000 locations by the end of this year, and over 1.1 million locations by 2020.
“Closing the connectivity gap is a top priority for us,” AT&T claims in a statement (even though the company has been under fire this year for redlining). “Access to fast and reliable internet is a game changer in today’s world. This service will bring countless opportunities for more customers in underserved rural locations.”
The company's press release offers some additional detail on the company's latest expansion plans for its capped fixed wireless service.